Araria (community development block)
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Araria is a Community development block and a town in district of Araria, in Bihar state of India. It is one out of 6 blocks of Araria subdivision.[1] The headquarter of the block is at Araria town.
The block is divided into many
Etymology
During the British Raj the area was under the administration of a British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807-1890) of East India Company. Forbes had a bungalow at the same location. Consequently, the area was known as 'residential area' also abbreviated as 'R-area'. Over time the name transformed to 'Araria' and the neighbouring subdivision came to be known as 'Forbesganj'.[2]
Gram Panchayats
Gram panchayats of Araria block in Araria subdivision, Araria district.[3]
Politics
Araria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 9
See also
References
- ^ "Subdivision & Blocks :: Araria District". Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Prasad, Bhuvaneshwar; Agrawal, Rajendra (27 March 2013). "Telecom racket busted in sleepy Araria district of Bihar". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Village & Panchayats". www.araria.nic.in.
- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
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